New to the Reader - some conversion questions... - Page 2

KennanBurton · 03-18-2007, 10:26 PM

Okay! I found a 2007 update for BDesigner WITH SONY READER output. It works great! Problems solved!

Thanks again for the help, everyone!

EDIT: one more question, in Reader and Connect, the authors are displayed by the first letter of their FIRST name? Any way to change that to first letter/last name?

thanks.

NatCh · 03-19-2007, 12:54 AM

Sure! Enter the author's name into the meta-data in Lastname, Firstname format.

KennanBurton · 03-19-2007, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Sure! Enter the author's name into the meta-data in Lastname, Firstname format.

Ah! But what about the books I bought? It seems like I can't open the BBeB books I got through Connect another way...

HarryT · 03-19-2007, 04:11 AM

I'm afraid you're just stuck with those the way they are. It seems that Sony want us to catalogue authors by their first names

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igorsk · 03-19-2007, 04:38 AM

Use EditLRFMeta and set the reading field to "Lastname, Firsrtname".

jriihi · 03-19-2007, 05:18 AM

That earlier in this thread mentioned update for bookdesigner is not newest update. I am using one from 4 days ago that contains some new features for sony reader users.

BookDesigner website (Russian):
http://www.bookdesigner.org/

Use google translation or something to translate.
http://www.google.com/translate_t

NatCh · 03-19-2007, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igorsk

Use EditLRFMeta and set the reading field to "Lastname, Firsrtname".

I didn't think that worked for Sony's DRMed books ....

Quote:

Originally Posted by jriihi

That mentioned update for bookdesigner is not newest update for sony reader features. I am using one from 4 days ago.[/url]

Thanks, jriihi! My Russian is pretty non-existent, so I'm lost on the BD site.

igorsk · 03-19-2007, 09:40 AM

Oh, didn't notice it was about Connect books.

NatCh · 03-19-2007, 11:27 AM

Ah, well, there you go. Thanks for de-confusing me.

Snassek · 03-19-2007, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Hmm ... I think you're right, I guess I just assumed you could, and hadn't tried it.

Thanks for setting me straight.

Darn, I was hoping you had a way of doing it.

jpchan · 03-19-2007, 11:43 AM

the way that I have found to insert the title and author in an RTF is to open the file in notepad and insert {\info{\title this is the title}{\author me}}

Then the title will be displayed in the reader as: this is the title
and the author as: me

NatCh · 03-19-2007, 11:51 AM

That's the way I process mine, jpchan. I like to run the RTFs through WordPad to scrape off all the slimey M$Word Bloatage, but WordPad strips off the meta-data, so I just go back into the file in NotePad and add it back in -- the insertion point (the line before the one that has "{\*\generator" in it) is easer to find after WordPad does its slimming down too.

HarryT · 03-19-2007, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpchan

the way that I have found to insert the title and author in an RTF is to open the file in notepad and insert {\info{\title this is the title}{\author me}}

Then the title will be displayed in the reader as: this is the title
and the author as: me

That's basically what the "File/Properties" dialog in Word does

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HarryT · 03-19-2007, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

I like to run the RTFs through WordPad to scrape off all the slimey M$Word Bloatage

Hi Nat,

I always download my Baen books as RTF, as you know, and I've found that when I load them into Word, do my standard processing (bump up the font size, set the author and title) then re-save, the file is very often considerably smaller than it was originally. I don't think Word's RTF is too awful

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NatCh · 03-19-2007, 02:12 PM

Really? Hmmm. Mine tend to increase in size by 10%~30% (one almost doubled, and it was several MB to begin with), depending on I haven't the slightest idea what.

Maybe it's the version of Word? That doesn't really make sense though....

Anyway, if I can figure out how to make BookDesigner accept my font and font size choices (I haven't played with it much yet, but it seems pretty determined to only output its defaults), I think I'm fairly likely to start putting my files into LRF for reading on the Reader. Then it wouldn't matter much, 'cause I'd just zip up the originals and go on with my life.

03-18-2007, 10:26 PM	#16
KennanBurton Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	Okay! I found a 2007 update for BDesigner WITH SONY READER output. It works great! Problems solved! Thanks again for the help, everyone! EDIT: one more question, in Reader and Connect, the authors are displayed by the first letter of their FIRST name? Any way to change that to first letter/last name? thanks. Last edited by KennanBurton; 03-18-2007 at 10:46 PM.

03-19-2007, 05:18 AM	#21
jriihi Member Posts: 16 Karma: 21 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Espoo, Finland Device: Sony Reader, Apple iPad	That earlier in this thread mentioned update for bookdesigner is not newest update. I am using one from 4 days ago that contains some new features for sony reader users. BookDesigner website (Russian): http://www.bookdesigner.org/ Use google translation or something to translate. http://www.google.com/translate_t Last edited by jriihi; 03-19-2007 at 09:50 AM.

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03-19-2007, 12:54 AM	#17
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Sure! Enter the author's name into the meta-data in Lastname, Firstname format.

03-19-2007, 04:11 AM	#19
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'm afraid you're just stuck with those the way they are. It seems that Sony want us to catalogue authors by their first names .

03-19-2007, 04:38 AM	#20
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Use EditLRFMeta and set the reading field to "Lastname, Firsrtname".

03-19-2007, 09:40 AM	#23
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Oh, didn't notice it was about Connect books.

03-19-2007, 11:27 AM	#24
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Ah, well, there you go. Thanks for de-confusing me.

03-19-2007, 11:43 AM	#26
jpchan Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony Reader	the way that I have found to insert the title and author in an RTF is to open the file in notepad and insert {\info{\title this is the title}{\author me}} Then the title will be displayed in the reader as: this is the title and the author as: me

03-19-2007, 11:51 AM	#27
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	That's the way I process mine, jpchan. I like to run the RTFs through WordPad to scrape off all the slimey M$Word Bloatage, but WordPad strips off the meta-data, so I just go back into the file in NotePad and add it back in -- the insertion point (the line before the one that has "{\*\generator" in it) is easer to find after WordPad does its slimming down too.

03-19-2007, 02:12 PM	#30
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Really? Hmmm. Mine tend to increase in size by 10%~30% (one almost doubled, and it was several MB to begin with), depending on I haven't the slightest idea what. Maybe it's the version of Word? That doesn't really make sense though.... Anyway, if I can figure out how to make BookDesigner accept my font and font size choices (I haven't played with it much yet, but it seems pretty determined to only output its defaults), I think I'm fairly likely to start putting my files into LRF for reading on the Reader. Then it wouldn't matter much, 'cause I'd just zip up the originals and go on with my life.

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